On October 2 of this mad year, I finally started to learn something I’ve always wanted to learn ever since I was a kid: Knitting.
I come from a generation where crafting was what kids did to keep themselves preoccupied. In my youth, I painted (abysmally but… I tried so hard), I learned how to make my own necklaces and bracelets (I later found out I had a thing for bracelets) and all sorts of accessories. I learned to crochet and made little pouches. Somehow, I never got around to knitting.
Until now.
What pushed me over the edge and finally got me to buy the yarns and the knitting needles was my intense involvement with… Drumroll please… the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
You see, all these years, I’ve put off dressing up as if I go to Hogwarts. Then I realized that this fandom is VERY real to me and there’s no point in denying it anymore.
The thing is, if I could make my own robes, I would, but I can’t so I’m going to have to outsource that. What I can do, however, is I can learn to knit so I can make my own Hogwarts scarves.
Naturally, it doesn’t end there. Oh, the many things I can learn to create through knitting!
The past few weeks have been filled with me figuring out how to knit a line and how to purl a line and knit and purl and knit and purl so I could rib.
I was surprised that I quickly found my pace in knitting. My deep seeded immense (and intense) background in making friendship bracelets and crocheting allowed me to understand the ins and outs of the knitting world a bit quicker than I anticipated.
I’ve yet to make anything of substance and of use. I’m still getting a hang of working the yarn and the needle and being comfortable with the art and the science of it all.
The ultimate goal is, of course, to knit like Mrs. Molly Weasley. Make multiple sweaters for everyone with varying designs and patterns. Perhaps I’ll even get around to making a onesie, who knows?
For now, I’ll start with a good ole scarf. Master it. I’ll master making scarves so well that by the time I get around to making my own Hogwarts scarves, it’ll be magical.
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